Imagine if the Camaro was well styled.
definitely one of the best lookn cars made no doubt. lov the LED's up front jus makes the car pop. I did ride in a regular SS and I gotta say ur field of view is awful! can't see shit!
Auto is way better in any car these days. Auto's are so efficient and reliable these days u will see every high HP car being offered in Auto over the next few days. no one wants to shift gears anymore.
its great if 12 and beating off to sports cars shifting gears in ur head but the reality is the Auto is FASTER and way more RELIABLE! and if u change the converter their also way more FUN!
Dude, just go learn how to drive a stick. Nobody's ever going to truly respect a guy who can't or won't row his own gears in a performance car. Yeah, SOME automatics these days are quick on the shift and can transfer the power very well, but it's still just a boring automatic. A driver wants to drive, not just sit there holding onto the steering wheel like a monkey while the car sorts everything else out.
If that's the case then why do all the Hellcats have a premium over the manuals??? Hum care to answer that...
Also, anybody buying a Challenger/Charger aren't really interested in performance driving. They're interested in what automatics do best, just cruising around with minimal involvement or "inconvenience" for the driver. People who enjoy driving and having FUN driving aren't worried about
Gotta love the guys that cant drive, getting in an auto and thinking they accomplished something... lol!
Nothing wrong with autos but thumping your chest with "pride" at the fact that you beat a manual car, makes me giggle....
Ditto. I get a good ol' chuckle every time somebody posts up how "badly" they beat a guy who was shifting his own gears. Even a teenage girl who just learned how to drive can win races in an automatic.
While I agree modern (higher end) automatics can be faster than manual, there are still plenty of us that would give up that advantage to shift our gears manually. Also, since when did manuals become unreliable?
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the dual-clutch automatic will be available within the next year I bet and many will opt for that just as they do on the Porsche 911 and every other high end sports car available on the planet.
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Dude, just go learn how to drive a stick. Nobody's ever going to truly respect a guy who can't or won't row his own gears in a performance car. Yeah, SOME automatics these days are quick on the shift and can transfer the power very well, but it's still just a boring automatic. A driver wants to drive, not just sit there holding onto the steering wheel like a monkey while the car sorts everything else out.
That's only because there are more poseurs than real driving enthusiasts buying high-end sports cars these days. Notice that the 911R was sold out before the first one even started rolling down the assembly line. The same with the Cayman GT4. Manufacturers moving toward automatics is nothing but a money game, pure and simple. They can sell more cars to more people who don't know how to drive when they equip their cars with automatics.
Every time I see a performance car that offers a manual, but the owner chose an automatic, their cool points go flying out the window and disappear like Sonic rings. LOL
yea those are cars no one can afford other then collectors so not quite apples to apples is it?
and no one is buying a car of that caliber who doesn't already know how to drive a stick shift so that makes absolutely no sense.
How many pro drivers these days racing in F1 drive a stick shift? I will tell you its NONE!
Boasting about your fast "auto" is like bragging to your buddies about being able to get a lap dance with a hot stripper.
Any ol' sack of shit can bust out a little cash and part take in the activities, but everyone knows is not because of your skill or "game"....
That's always been the case. They've had cars that trounce the Mustang offerings but their looks hold them back. The guy down the street has a white ZL1 with black rims and accents and it's sick looking. It's rare that I see a Camaro that looks good thoughImagine if the Camaro was well styled.
Dude, just go learn how to drive a stick. Nobody's ever going to truly respect a guy who can't or won't row his own gears in a performance car. Yeah, SOME automatics these days are quick on the shift and can transfer the power very well, but it's still just a boring automatic. A driver wants to drive, not just sit there holding onto the steering wheel like a monkey while the car sorts everything else out.
Gotta love the guys that cant drive, getting in an auto and thinking they accomplished something... lol!
Nothing wrong with autos but thumping your chest with "pride" at the fact that you beat a manual car, makes me giggle....